Watch Me Win, Alpha

Chapter 42

Jimson had the gall to furrow his brows in concern. “I hope she’s all right… that poor girl.”

I watched him carefully and decided to test him.

“She is,” I said flatly. “She was found an hour ago.”

A single blink. No twitch. No shift in weight. Just that same

damned smug confidence.

Jimson remained eerily calm.

Too calm.

And that told me everything I needed to know.

Then, suddenly, Jess exploded.

“Why are you acting like Olivia’s disappearance is the end of the

world? Are you that scared? Or is it that you care too much?”

Her voice was high–pitched and hysterical, a mix of rage and

confusion.

I didn’t raise my voice. “Do you even know what she was doing

here? What she found?”

Jess scoffed. “She’s a secretary. She’s been here forthree days.

Why would anything she says matter?”

I walked forward slowly, each word clipped and deliberate. “That secretary uncovered something you’ve failed to detect in two years. She was doingmyjob. She disappeared onmywatch.”

Jess clenched her fists, her face crumpling with disbelief.

“You’re insane. You’re–what, in love with that married woman

now?”

looked at her, this woman I once thought might be useful.

felt disappointment. “If you’d focused less

more on substance, maybe your

lips quivered. “I’m resigning.”

to let him know how you’re

people over

and rubbed my forehead. Of course she called

him when she couldn’t win

“Let me guess. You told him I’m biased. That

mind over Olivia.”

Because that’s

Favoritism. Obsession.”

Jimson chimed in. “I’m resigning too. I’ve given

If loyalty means nothing anymore,

I’m done.”

Chapter 42

few other executives glanced at each

Jimson’s lead just to survive

my phone vibrated. A message from Gai. My father had just called him to

then turned on the speaker. “Father,” I said calmly, “the purpose of this

to expose themselves have done

Jess looked stunned.

done. “You don’t deny it,

A married woman, no

do–fight Ethan for

eyes narrowed. “The only reason I care about

my behalf. She

put herself in danger because this branch is rotten from

tellme,” Jimson shouted,

She just wanted to show off in front of

trust you,” I snapped. “And now I understand

she found something–there’s protocol. She

some damned investigator!”

before I could reply to

doorway, quiet but

every movement

“The mole is… Jimson.”